Simple, quick and green isolation of cannabinoids from complex natural product extracts using sustainable mesoporous materials (Starbon®)

Attard, T.M., Goodwin, C., Nalivaika, P. , Attard, J., Budarin, V.L., Lanot, A., Bove, D., Clark, J.H. and McElroy, Con (2022) Simple, quick and green isolation of cannabinoids from complex natural product extracts using sustainable mesoporous materials (Starbon®). Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 6 (10). pp. 1324-1330. ISSN 2052-1537

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Simple, quick and green isolation of cannabinoids from complex natural product extracts using sustainable mesoporous materials (Starbon®)
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The current process to purify cannabidiol (CBD) from C. sativa extract is long and intensive, requiring several steps such as winterification for 48 hours at 45°C and high-temperature, high vacuum distillation. These processes are capital intensive and generate large amounts of toxic solvent waste. In contrast, the solid phase extraction (SPE) methodology proposed herein will change the way CBD is obtained, doing so in a single step that is fast and reusable. Furthermore, the new process is simple and easily implemented and does not require any intensive operator training. Starbon® A300 was successfully employed as the stationary phase in SPE taking Cannabis sativa extract in hexane to selectively physisorb the cannabinoids onto the surface, followed by ethanol to bring about desorption at up to 93 (by GC-FID). A similar one pot system was also proven, using Fedora hemp stem dust as feedstock, with extraction and adsorption in supercritical CO2 followed by desorption in ethanol. © 2022 The Royal Society of Chemistry

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Keywords:Desorption, Distillation, Ethanol, Extraction, Hemp, Mesoporous materials, Cannabinoids, High vacuum, Highest temperature, Large amounts, Natural products, Simple++, Solid-phase extraction, Toxic solvents, Vacuum distillation, Phase separation, current
Subjects:F Physical Sciences > F100 Chemistry
Divisions:College of Science > School of Chemistry
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Deposited On:22 May 2023 11:05

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